Note, I am not tech support. I'm just a guy trying to help you solve your issue.
If you search for 'Windows 10 ftdi' you should find something that will point you in the right direction. This might help though. https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/terminal-basics/all You can use something like TeraTerm, PuTTY or MobaXterm on Windows. I prefer PuTTY. Jon On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:27 AM John Bacas <john.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > As I said I'm a newbie > Luckily I have an FTDI cable , but what software should I use as a console > to read data from PB? I have Windows 10. > > Actually, when I plug PB to my PC it makes the sound of connecting and a > COM port appears in the Device Manager, but then another sound of > disconnecting. This thing repeats for 10 times and finnaly the COM port > disappears. > Thnx > Στις Σάββατο, 5 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 στις 7:12:18 μ.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης > jonn...@gmail.com έγραψε: > >> If the LEDs are not blinking as expected, that does not sound good. If >> you have a FTDI cable, you could try to connect it to the PB as shown on >> the following page to see if you get any messages related to the issue: >> >> https://beagleboard.org/p/ken-shirriff/hands-on-with-the-pocketbeagle-a-25-linux-computer-606c66 >> >> I'm assuming you are not seeing a COM port active for the PB on your >> Windows PC, correct? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jon >> >> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 5:32 AM John Bacas <john....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I have used "*AM3358 Debian 10.3 2020-04-06 4GB SD IoT*" image file >>> and I used "*rufus 3.1*" to flash the image. >>> As I said, all 4 leds lighted up sequencially and after a while the >>> user0 led flashed like a heartbeat and user1 led kept flashing randomly. >>> That is normal as I have read, but still in my computer no device was >>> detected. >>> After some unplugging and plugging, I used "*Etcher*" to flash the >>> image. >>> Then I flashed some older images like "*Debian 9.9 2019-08-03 4GB SD >>> IoT*" and "*AM3358 Debian 10.0 2019-07-07 4GB SD IoT*" with "Etcher" >>> too. >>> I have tried a different sd card but nothing changed. >>> Yesterday when I plugged Beagle in the usb port, an "RNDIS...." message >>> appeard but not any connection and only user0 led stays constantly lit. >>> User0 led is about kernel, so is there any damage inside the chip? >>> >>> Στις Σάββατο, 5 Δεκεμβρίου 2020 στις 2:39:17 π.μ. UTC+2, ο χρήστης >>> jonn...@gmail.com έγραψε: >>> >>>> What image did you flash to the uSD card? >>>> What tool did you use to flash the image to the uSD card? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 12:36 PM John Bacas <john....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, I'm a newbie with beagle board and I have a problem with my pocket >>>>> one. >>>>> I did all according to the quick start guide. >>>>> When i plugged it to my pc all 4 leds lighted up sequentially but I >>>>> was waiting for 1 minute and nothing happened. There wasn't any new drive >>>>> appearing in my windows explorer. >>>>> Unplugged it without turning it off and plugged it again. Same >>>>> bahavior. >>>>> After a lot o sd card flashing and tries to boot, things got worse. >>>>> Now when i plug the board only user0 led lights up and stays open. >>>>> Have I damaged it ? 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